昨天阅读2小时,累计253小时。
昨天读完了新书China Questions 的politics部分。
其中Can the CCP learn from Chinese Emperors?摘要如下:
How to stay in power? Analyzing a dataset of dynasties and emperors compiled from a variety of historical and biographic sources, we draw four key lessons from Chinese history.
Lesson one: no dynasty can rule forever. The forty-nine Chinese dynasties lasted for an average of seventy years.
Lesson two: elite rebellion is the most important cause of dynastic fall. Most dynasties were overthrown not by foreign enemies or the masses, but by political elite who were part of the old regimes.
Lesson three: only half of the emperors left office naturally. Another half exited office unnaturally.
Lesson four: emperors who designated a competent and loyal successor lived longer.